Lot 145
  • 145

An extensive Doccia `Galli Rossi' (Golden Birds) pattern dinner service by Richard Ginori, 20th century

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • PORCELAIN
each painted with a vignette of two cockerels under a small tree and small scattered flower sprigs, within ozier-moulded borders and gilt rims, including: 
24 side plates, 19.7cm. diam.;
36 plates, 21.7cm. diam.;
36 plates, 24.5cm. diam.;
31 soup plates, 23.7cm. diam.;
a coffee pot and cover, 21.9cm. high;
a teapot and cover, 19cm. high;
a sugarbowl and cover, 13.5cm. high;
a double lipped sauceboat on fixed stand, 21.8cm long; and a serving spoon, 21cm. long;
a small oval shaped serving dish, 25cm. long;
an oval tureen and cover, 35.6cm. wide;
a pair of oval stands, 33.1cm. wide; and a larger oval stand, 39cm. wide;
a circular stand, 33.7cm. diam.;
a square bowl, 28.8cm. wide;
8 breakfast cups and saucers, the saucers 15cm. diam.;
28 coffee cups and saucers, the saucers 13cm. diam.; 
printed RICHARD GINORI, MANIFATTURA DI DOCCIA, FLORENCE ITALY, marks

Condition

The condition of this service is excellent, with only some typical scattered wear as a result of stacking.
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